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cantillates

cantillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cantillate.

Meaning of cantillate

Verb

cantillate (third-person singular simple present cantillates, present participle cantillating, simple past and past participle cantillated)

  1. To chant, or to recite musically (especially in a synagogue).
    • Some recite this portion by cantillating each verse twice and then saying the Targum.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 264

Questions about cantillates

What is cantillates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cantillates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cantillate.

Words near cantillates in the dictionary

  1. cantileverings
  2. cantilevers
  3. cantiling
  4. cantillate
  5. cantillated
  6. cantillates
  7. cantillating
  8. cantillation
  9. cantillational
  10. cantillations
  11. cantillatory

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